Closers are the most overrated players in fantasy baseball. The good ones deliver strong contributions to one category, but generally pitch less than five innings per week.
During drafts, I usually ignore the position until the late rounds. Despite this strategy, my teams are usually very strong in the saves category. In fact, my teams have finished first, first, and second in saves over the last three seasons in my 10-team roto keeper league.
How is this possible, you ask? It’s simple really. Let me run some numbers by you…
A total of 1,202 saves were recorded by 124 different relief pitchers in 2009. 744 of those 1,202 saves (61.8 percent) were nailed down by Opening Day closers, meaning 458 saves (38.1 percent) were likely available on the waiver wire in earl ...
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Article written by Nick Kappel
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